Where does “accresce” come from?

accresce (English) comes from Latin accrēscere, from Latin crēscere, from Proto-Italic krēskō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

accresce (English): To accrue; To increase; to grow

Definitions

  1. To accrue; To increase; to grow

Ancestry of “accresce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaccrēscere—
2Latincrēscere—
3Proto-Italickrēskō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →